I had no idea you were actually playing this stuff, I thought you were mostly a "DJ" for lack of a better word. Respect level went up a few notches your stuff is superb.
Yeah I wondered what people were thinking. I play all the instruments on the records. Now I have a band and we're playing a lot of my new music. Plus I've re-arranged a lot of the instrumentals/beats for the live ensemble. Definitely not a DJ. Always been an instrumentalist and singer my whole life.
Otis McDonald Best music I hear is usually what sounds like some produced mix stuff but is played instrumentally. Bad examples but The New Deal and older Big Gigantic, Future Rock, Beats Antique. All play some funkky asss dance jams with instruments.
Totally thought the same. I heard your track Fingers and dug it but thought you were a studio producer/dj. This video just gained you serious points man! Very very funky!
Seeing musicians just having fun and playing their head off fills me with joy, but also with jealousy because I know no one in my area that is willing to play this kind of music.
Awesome! Reminds me a little of Vulfpeck, or at least their earlier band Groove Spoon. Tight funky musicians playing live in a room together. Swapping between instruments is also very Vulfpeck.
Mac, I commented ♥ on this video a while back, but I had 2 say something AGAIN! This love 💘 song 🎵 is FUNKY AS HELL in all caps. Everything is so smashed it hurts! Vocals 🎤 do I need 2 say they're over the TOP. I still rocking this song 🎵 through my headphones 🎧 full blast!!!!!!! Every voice, note & instrument is on FLEEK...DAMMIT Otis I gota keep my dancing shoes READY! ❤👌🏾✌🏾👍🏾👏🏽🎵🎶💯🔥🎤🎸🎷🥁🎺💃🏾👠
If I had seven minutes and 43 minutes to live..I'd explode this song and party with my family till those seven minutes and 43 minutes are over....keep up the awesome work Otis!
+Tummywubs technically I play 7 instruments. But if you include different keyboard instruments whether it be organ, or mallets(marimba, xylophone, etc..) it would be more like 10 instruments.
Oh boy I got a way to go! XD well I can really tell your making stuff you love (I hope) and comparing that to a lot of other artists, damn it comes out so much better. Keep up that amazing work man.
When i was a kid,i like hearing this kinda jazz,but i dunno what kind of music.And here you give me this MASTERPIECE. Good job,i love all of your job.KeepTheJazzStanding
Just found your music, and I'm reinvigorated! All your beats are fresh, and the fact you're an instrumentalist, makes it much better. The world needs your kind of music. Thank you.
Man.........I fell to the jazz/funk....back wit Louis Prima,, I hear "Fingerers down my spine" from watching thehodgetwins!( Shopping at Target vlog 16) you guys are awesome!! From what I red in the comments you work as djs????? You need to tour
Dear Joe, this is the most spicy, groovy, jammy music i've heard since years. Thank you for sharing your authentic and unique talent! The joy you guys playing with, just shining through the whole 7 minutes. ON REPEAT! :)
WHOA! New here! Just subscribed! What a Great Song, makes me want to dance! 💃👏🫶 GREAT VOCALS, LOTS of Talent in One Room. ❤️🔥 Love the A cappella change! Will be going through your videos 🥰
How could it be more perfect? Anyways,good luck Otis!Your music is fire! I hope you will get more recognized,because in the "music middle age" that we are living nowadays,pieces of art like this are a sort of an hope for music- Keep it up!
That bass, nhummmmy, reminds me of Glenn Hughes on the F.U.N.K album And the drumming at the end reminds me of some Lenny Kravitz, by the way he should see this!
damn.
Nice to see someone like you giving some recognition where it's deserved...papa bless
Damn indeed!
Thanks for using my music in so many of your videos! I'm glad you're digging the live sound. Maybe we could do a collaboration.
gimmie de pusi pls
h3h3Productions Ethan bless
I had no idea you were actually playing this stuff, I thought you were mostly a "DJ" for lack of a better word. Respect level went up a few notches your stuff is superb.
Yeah I wondered what people were thinking. I play all the instruments on the records. Now I have a band and we're playing a lot of my new music. Plus I've re-arranged a lot of the instrumentals/beats for the live ensemble. Definitely not a DJ. Always been an instrumentalist and singer my whole life.
Otis McDonald Best music I hear is usually what sounds like some produced mix stuff but is played instrumentally. Bad examples but The New Deal and older Big Gigantic, Future Rock, Beats Antique. All play some funkky asss dance jams with instruments.
Skills With Phil DJs aint bad.
Totally thought the same. I heard your track Fingers and dug it but thought you were a studio producer/dj. This video just gained you serious points man! Very very funky!
Otis is MIDI with a pulse!
....How the fuck you not more popular...
I think this with every youtube update, dating back like 2 years
smooth! You deserve so much more recognition
For real. It's a surprise really.
Seeing musicians just having fun and playing their head off fills me with joy, but also with jealousy because I know no one in my area that is willing to play this kind of music.
Underrated as hell!!! If this song were released 25 years ago it would top the charts!!
Awesome! Reminds me a little of Vulfpeck, or at least their earlier band Groove Spoon. Tight funky musicians playing live in a room together. Swapping between instruments is also very Vulfpeck.
Love me some vulfpeck
Mac, I commented ♥ on this video a while back, but I had 2 say something AGAIN! This love 💘 song 🎵 is FUNKY AS HELL in all caps. Everything is so smashed it hurts! Vocals 🎤 do I need 2 say they're over the TOP. I still rocking this song 🎵 through my headphones 🎧 full blast!!!!!!! Every voice, note & instrument is on FLEEK...DAMMIT Otis I gota keep my dancing shoes READY!
❤👌🏾✌🏾👍🏾👏🏽🎵🎶💯🔥🎤🎸🎷🥁🎺💃🏾👠
If I had seven minutes and 43 minutes to live..I'd explode this song and party with my family till those seven minutes and 43 minutes are over....keep up the awesome work Otis!
thanks for all the recent uploads, don't change please love everything you bring out!
*Mind Blown* i had no clue you could sing this is godlike. 😮
Well then. Looks like you have a lot of listening to do. Lemme direct you here joebagale.com/music-1/
(Joe Bagale and Otis are the same dude)
Put this gold on spotify please
Natural Performer!
This song makes me feel content with life because that's what this song has. Life!
goes down so smooth.
Ok dude you are now my new favourite artist.... If I ever get good at music, holy shit I wanna perform with you.
Thank you! Maybe one day we can do that
Nice man! keep being awesome! Also how many instruments do you even play o_o
+Tummywubs technically I play 7 instruments. But if you include different keyboard instruments whether it be organ, or mallets(marimba, xylophone, etc..) it would be more like 10 instruments.
Oh boy I got a way to go! XD well I can really tell your making stuff you love (I hope) and comparing that to a lot of other artists, damn it comes out so much better. Keep up that amazing work man.
I agree
3 years later and i still have this on repeat🙂🙂 love the live sessions man
This should have 5 mil views!!!!! Lets help this guy get more.
This will be added to the list of music gems. Love it, and surprised how little have heard it.
1:55 that whole verse is my favourite, but i absolutely love this whole song. Damn youtube from hiding this from me for 4 years
DUDE! You guys are amazing! Loved getting funked up to this.
Man, bringin da funk!! Awesome jam!!
Love this video. Bunch of guys having an amazing time playing good ass music.
That was the first time we ever got together.
I can't stop listen (and watch) this man... just wanted to tell you that
best song i ever heard,way more better than modern music nowadays....
Man I really love these funky songs
Jesus. So soulful and funky. Love it.
This will remain a top needle drop for me forever!
People like you guys are the reason why I love music so much, Thank you Otis 👏🏾👏🏾❤️
When i was a kid,i like hearing this kinda jazz,but i dunno what kind of music.And here you give me this MASTERPIECE. Good job,i love all of your job.KeepTheJazzStanding
Why haven't you put this on spotify 😤
the funk soul brother! just discovered Otis. right up my alley. love it|
Why haven't I seen this earlier? I see Adam, I see Joe, and I see 25th Street recording. Im sold. SUBSCRIBED!
Joe, dear Joe. Thank you so much for being you. 👍🏾
So smooth and yet rippin, love love this, plus the fluent personnel switches to boot...! this got my Friday COVID groove on
How do I get in this band? So much fun!
Thank you. You're such a soulful dude... #amazing
I keep watching this about once a week!
Maaaan, Otis. This is groovey, love it.
This is so like funky and jazzy, i love it!
I need this song in my playlist!
Great song, and I love how when he sings and drums at the same time, the complexity of the beat doesn't suffer.
Oh my god the mixing on this track is just fucking great too.
Drummer is amazing by just staying in the pocket and not trying to make the song sound so thirsty. Truly clean live performance Gents
Bryan Gilchrist which drummer? We switch half way through. :-)
Lol, I agree though. The drummer is wonderful. He's a great dude too
Your playing is zesty and his is quite crispy 👌👌👌
Bryan Gilchrist I love that
Man...just don't stop doing this. Fucking amazing mate :D
Just found your music, and I'm reinvigorated! All your beats are fresh, and the fact you're an instrumentalist, makes it much better. The world needs your kind of music. Thank you.
WOW! This is awesome! really groovy! You deserve so much more recognition!
wow. just freaking wow.
---> LYRICS
This is what i was looking for! Thanks bro!
Very well appreciated...thank you!! 👍👍👍👍
Awesome song!
Insanely good. You guys are all huge talents. Thanks for sharing all your thought and musical process in your videos. You're the fucken dude, dude!
This stuff is gold. Thanks for the good music mate and keep it up.
I love that !!!! What a funk!!!!!
Always excited to hear your new shit. On point as always!
Nice Gendo thumnail too.
Worth Every Second
I f**king love, LOVE this groove, man! You cats are bad ass, man!
You're gonna make it Otis! I'm watching!
That was a powerful funky groove brother.
Man.........I fell to the jazz/funk....back wit Louis Prima,, I hear "Fingerers down my spine" from watching thehodgetwins!( Shopping at Target vlog 16) you guys are awesome!! From what I red in the comments you work as djs????? You need to tour
yo Otis is freakin fire those guys cannot keep up
Amazing.
What a voice.
Listening to this makes me know we have soul resonating from our bodies! that or dance fever-
Dear Joe, this is the most spicy, groovy, jammy music i've heard since years. Thank you for sharing your authentic and unique talent! The joy you guys playing with, just shining through the whole 7 minutes. ON REPEAT! :)
Talent! Thank you producing and sharing wonderful music.
Great! Mind blowing here!
This. Is. Amazing.
Awesome
the good stuff
This is a bit of Otis and a bit of Joe, I like it!
(i know they are both just Joe but it's SIICK!)
HIgh energy power during 7 minutes!!!! Definitely great Guys!!!
Soooo Coool - big fan !!! Great band : )
Это лучшее, что я видела за последнее время:D
dude this music is fucking amazing keep it up.
Fantastic!!!!
gorgeous so grroovy
This is awesome! I can't help but move to this:-) Thanks Otis. Now everyone will wonder if I'm having a seizure. "Nope, just can't dance."
dope
WHOA! New here! Just subscribed!
What a Great Song, makes me want to dance! 💃👏🫶
GREAT VOCALS, LOTS of Talent in One Room. ❤️🔥
Love the A cappella change!
Will be going through your videos 🥰
How could it be more perfect?
Anyways,good luck Otis!Your music is fire!
I hope you will get more recognized,because in the "music middle age" that we are living nowadays,pieces of art like this are a sort of an hope for music-
Keep it up!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! FUNKEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh man!
That‘s pretty good!
My favourite music ;)
great performance!
FUNK!!! Hell Yeah!!!
Much respect..a cross between Bootsie and Mike Oldfield....Funk and doing it all.....
Otis, you're killin it!
Yes, Timothy I agree with you
💯💯💯💯
MOAAAAAAAARRRR!!!!!! this sounds really really good
Amazing.
Such a good song! Where can I download/buy it? I'd love to have it in my commute playlist.
Wow!
Excellent video. I love how you switch from bass to drums. Is Stevie Wonder one of your influences? I could easily see him playing this song.
Yes Stevie is one of my heroes! I played drums with him one night back in 2009. Look up jazz mafia and Stevie Wonder. :-)
+Otis McDonald Your feel is very similar to Stevies, kinda old school! You ever hear of the band Lettuce?
GREAT!!!!
✊✊✊✊
From Nokia to UA-cam. I love you Joe.
So mad I didn't discover you and your music sooner
Please tell me you're British. That would complete my bliss. Wonderful outfit!
HELL YEA!!! THIS SUM OF DAT FUNKYGROOVALICIOUS SHIZ!!
That bass, nhummmmy, reminds me of Glenn Hughes on the F.U.N.K album
And the drumming at the end reminds me of some Lenny Kravitz, by the way he should see this!
I'd buy tickets to see y'all tour with Vulfpeck.
wow good song, congratulations and greetings! :)
woow, what a excellent work?!
I'm not gonna lie, I personally like this live version better then the actual recording of it
Me too
Dope! Love it!